Local Sports Briefs

Published 7:00 pm, Monday, April 27, 2009

EL PASO - The Trinity boys track team won the points title at the TCAF state meet over the weekend with 132 points, winning six titles.

Ariel Bell had two individual victories, winning the 3,200 meters in 14 minutes, 9.64 seconds and taking the 1,600 in 6:43.13. Callie Davenport won the pole vault for Trinity.

The girls got the bulk of their points by winning three relays. Lexie Willingham, Haley Cherry, Chloe Roybal and Hannah Schorr won both the 400 relay (55.00) and 800 relay (1:59.22). Cherry also joined Maddie Cepero, Davenport and Avery Klunick to win the 1,600 relay (4:42.64).

On the boys side, Trinity was third in the team standings with 99 points. Trinity had five victories, as Connor Brock won both the 3,200 (11:04.21) and 1,600 (4:58.27).

Other Trinity boys winners were Ben Hardie in the 800 (2:12.87), Sammy Hajar in the 300 hurdles (47.60) and Travis Newman in the 200 (24.20).

Roughnecks

fall to 0-4

OMAHA, Neb. - The rough start to the season continued for the Odessa Roughnecks on Friday in their first Indoor Football League game of the season outside the state, as they los to the Omaha Beef 70-58 in another shootout.

In falling to 0-4 on the season, the Roughnecks trailed by as many as 17 points in the second half. Dennis Gile threw for 260 yards and accounted for six touchdowns in the defeat, while Eric Taylor had eight catches for 141 yards and four touchdowns.

The Roughnecks will stay on the road Saturday when they travel to face the Corpus Christi Hammerheads.